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It's pretty absurd to suggest that trade wars are even remotely equivalent to kinetic wars.
by platinumrad 5y ago
It's pretty absurd to suggest that trade wars are even remotely equivalent to kinetic wars.
- atlasunshrugged 5y agoI was more responding to the claim that China has done nothing but focus internally. That said, I disagree and think that generally kinetic wars are over and that economic warfare can be quite serious too. China was able to lift hundreds of millions out of people out of poverty because of trade, one of the greatest achievements in our lifetimes to improve life. By that logic, the repression of economic achievement should also be of significant consequence if it drives people elsewhere into poverty.
- platinumrad 5y agoKinetic wars are over? I guess that event in Afghanistan was a 20 year picnic then?
- atlasunshrugged 5y agoLook at what a boondoggle it was! Not to mention, how many people were actually paying attention for the last 10 years other than politicians, the poor soldiers that had to fight, the poor Afghanis stuck in the middle, and the defense companies. Look at how many people are paying attention now that the "excitement" of the withdrawal is over and how many people are sick of "forever wars." What western country has an appetite for any more kinetic conflicts? I think this is why Crimea was such a shock to people, because the seizing of territory just seemed so odd in this day and age. Plus, why put people's lives on the line in a war when you could hit their power grid with a cyberattack you can pin on a non-state actor since attribution is so hard or you can use the weight of your economic activity to force other countries to do what you want?